20+ years building controls
Hands-on experience across engineering, audit, and training — guidance that factors in people, policy, and tooling.
About Us
Who we are and why we teach
After 20+ years across MSPs, enterprise IT, and compliance-heavy industries, we started Mindset Cyber to make information security less complicated for busy Australian businesses.
We help teams apply ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and ISO 31000 in ways that actually stick.
Who you’re meeting
Educators who love turning standards into action
Mindset Cyber stays intentionally small so you work directly with engineers-turned-educators. The person you meet is the same person building course content, templates, and walkthroughs.
Educator mindset
We teach with clarity and empathy so teams can apply standards without drowning in jargon.
Operator empathy
We understand MSP cadences and internal delivery pressures, so compliance work fits around live customer commitments.
Credentials & memberships
Our origin
Mindset Cyber began because we were tired of watching SMBs and MSPs drown in complicated frameworks. Compliance shouldn’t be a tax—it should be a growth lever. We channel decades of MSP and enterprise experience into clear teaching moments that cut through noise.
Our purpose
We’re here to prove cybersecurity can create trust, reduce risk, and unlock new opportunities. By translating ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and ISO 31000 into plain language, we help Australian MSPs and SMBs learn and operate with confidence.
“It’s all about the mindset. When you approach cybersecurity as an opportunity instead of a chore, everything changes. You’re not just checking boxes—you’re building a stronger, smarter business ready for whatever comes next.”
Clinton McKillop · Founder, Mindset Cyber
Plain language
No fluff, no jargon. We teach compliance in plain language so teams can explain the why, not just the what.
We’ve been there
Decades in IT, MSP, and enterprise delivery means we know the trade-offs you juggle and how to keep learners on track.
Forward-looking
We focus on skills that last so teams can keep improving long after the course ends.
Ready-to-use templates
Checklists, playbooks, and examples you can duplicate and ship — no reinventing the wheel.
Two decades
Engineering, audit, and training experience spanning ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and ISO 31000.
1,000+ downloads
Information security templates downloaded from our free resource hub by MSPs and in-house teams.
40K+ views
YouTube views across ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and information security breakdowns.
Community & giving back
We contribute to the Australian security community through workshops, free resources, and mentorship — sharing the same artefacts we use in training so teams can ship trust faster.
Browse free resourcesLearn with us online
The Mindset Cyber YouTube channel covers ISO 27001, ISO 42001, and information security topics with short walkthroughs — a simple way to keep your team aligned on what “good” looks like.
Watch on YouTube